1920s

The Jazz Age; The Roaring Twenties; whatever one calls the 1920s, they were
characterized by the music, the dancing, the fast cars, and most importantly,
for the fashion buff, the "flapper".
Although a wider variety of fashions were worn by women at this time,
the 1920s have become synonymous with the image of the short-haired flapper in
the straight, waistless dress twirling her long strands of beads. Whether the flapper truly existed or
was a caricature of the ideological 1920s woman, the boyish (or garçonne) bob
cut and figure flattening attire were indeed a major part of the trends during
this decade. As women's clothes
became less form-fitting, so did men's.
Baggy jackets and trousers supplemented the formerly conservative
wardrobe of the young man. The
newfound independence in lifestyle and clothing went hand-in-hand during this
modern decade.